Planetary hours
in Mykolayiv.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Wednesday, 30 July 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:43
- 2☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:58 – 09:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 10:28
- 5♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:58
- 7♀︎ Venus12:58 – 14:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:27
- 9☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:57 – 19:12
- 12♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:12
- 2♀︎ Venus21:12 – 21:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:57 – 22:42
- 4☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 00:58
- 7♂︎ Mars00:58 – 01:43
- 8☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:29
- 9♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 03:59
- 11☽︎ Moon03:59 – 04:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Wednesday, 30 July 2025, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 14h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 9h 03m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:29 to 06:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.